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The Sims 3 - PC

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In the Sims 3, players will experience freedom which will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of mischief! Create unique Sims and control their lives. Customise everything from their appearances to their personalities to their homes. Then, send your Sims out to explore new locations around town. Go online to download exclusive content, show off your creations, share Sims and memories, IM friends, and more. With all-new quick challenges and rewarding game play.

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In the Sims 3, the overall interactions of the Sims 3 characters which you have created allows them/you, along with all the other things in life which a person may do, to form relationships with each other. These Sims can fall in love and, if they want to, get married and have children.

An element new to this version of the Sims is the ability of the characters to share their interests and hobbies. Every time a character learns something new, the player has the option of allowing the newly learned interest to be shared with others. This makes the level of interaction between characters more interesting for the player. The characters can discuss their hobbies, their job or their personal relationships with other characters.

A specific example of what your Sims can do is the furnishing of their homes to suit their individual taste by using the custom create tool. This tool accesses an in-game mode where the player can select from a variety of fabrics and colors to upholster their furniture with. This tool is not limited to furnishings but can also be used to create new outfits for the Sim characters by selecting from the available options. The create content tool can be used to change the color, pattern or texture of just about anything in the game. Players can also save their own colour combinations in the standard queue so they are easily accessible from the main menu.

The world in which these Sims live is also created to be more interactive than the previous versions of Sim games. The biggest difference is in the way he characters can move about their neighborhood. For the first time, the Sims can actually walk down the streets and side walks in their town to visit area stores and community centers. They can also pay a visit to their neighbors and friends by simply walking or driving to their homes. The player can track the movements of their Sim by selecting one of the location modes from the main control panel.

Another difference in the community interactions in the Sims 3 game is the way the Sims participate in area events. Sims now have the ability to go to the sports arena to watch a sporting event or visit the museum to see an exhibition. When characters visit a store or community, they enter the building and dialogues appear on screen which inform the player of what is happening inside the building. The players do not get an inside view of these buildings and do not have the ability to move their characters around as they did in previous Sims games, with the exception of the residential homes.

When a Sims character enters a store, a dialogue box will open on screen asking the player if the character would like to shop. A menu of available items will then be displayed which allows the player to do the shopping for their character. Some buildings allow characters to take lessons during which time their learning bar will be displayed indicating they are now in the learning mode. Sims 3 characters also have the ability to use items they purchase such as digital cameras, to take real in-game photos.

Neither you or your Sims need ever be bored as there is always plenty to do.

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